“Aramil issued a long, heroic challenge, then the lich felled him with a single word.”
Power Word Kill
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Destroy target non-Angel, non-Demon, non-Devil, non-Dragon creature.
Flavor Text: Aramil issued a long, heroic challenge, then the lich felled him with a single word.
Set: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (#114), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Izzy
Instant
Black
Uncommon
$0.19
Regular
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✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2021-07-23
A creature is a legal target for Power Word Kill if it doesn't have any of these four creature types. If it has one of these four creature types, it's not a legal target, even if it also has a creature type that's not among these four. For example, a Demon Rogue is not a valid target for this spell.
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